C Twiggs Run

This is a little message of thanks and explanation to all who have been affected by my absence from Florida over the last month. Please follow my progress online this weekend at www.Hardrock100.com.

This is an interesting article based on the 72-year case study that began with a group of Harvard sophomores. I find it interesting that the author chose a picture of Christopher McCandless to put with the article. I suppose he's saying Christopher died looking for these keys?

Thanks to Mike Kalvig for this link.

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I hope I still have lots of friends, or at least one or two best friends, to keep me young. That's the effect of friendship according to this article from TIME sent in by Philip Johnson.

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Money troubles are hitting Jacksonville, and Mayor Peyton has a plan for fixing things. Here's another example of a situation when the operation may be a success, but the patient may not survive.

Thanks to Orencio Tagnipez for this link.

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Thanks to Nikata Patel for this amazing story of a girl whose heart healed itself after having a donor heart attached.

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Here's another link submitted by Nikata Patel. It seems the woman who lied to fertility doctors to have embryos implanted when she was 66-years-old has died at 69, leaving behind baby twin boys.

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Amanda Wofford sent in this link along with a comment.

"This article is about jobs lost. I am a student who will need my job when I graduate for my degree. It is so scary to think I might not be able to get one."

Keep your chin up, Amanda. Even the President won't keep his job forever.

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Kelly Bushnell sent in this link along with a comment.

"This has been a big interest for me, I would like to see more biometric
security in schools,government offices, airports, and large corporations.
I do not think a lot of schools have very good security measures. I know
with my own children I would like the comfort of knowing they're well
protected each day I drop them off."

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A partial recount shows the Iranian election was valid, Iranian authorities say. Florida claims it had nothing to do with it.

Thanks to Tina Rhiles for this link.

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Tina Rhiles sent in this interesting article that provides clues to the mysterious 1908 explosion.

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I wasn't going to post this, but since two students sent it in, I suppose it really must be news.

Thanks to Tina Rhiles and Chelsea Stokes for these links.

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